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The 15 most popular historical tours in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.
Skip-the-line guided Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus a shared gondola with app commentary and a VR history stop, all in 3.5 hours.
Most Popular“You need to run to the gondolas. Good luck you can not make it. Pick a different tour. You can't even give a bad review”
A guided walk through St. Mark’s Square and Rialto, with VR history and an optional gondola ride. Great value for Venice orientation.
“Guide Natalia was very knowledgeable and made the historical facts very interesting.”
Skip the line to St Mark’s Bell Tower, ride to 98 meters, then pair it with a History Gallery and VR time trip in Venice.
“Helpful staff, organised & polite. Stunning experience”
Skip-the-line guided tour linking Doge’s Palace, St Mark’s Basilica, Bridge of Sighs, and optional Bell Tower views, plus VR history.
“We signed up for a small group tour of Venice but when the other 2 people didn't show up, it turned into a private tour with Simonetta. Honestly, lucky us! Right from the start at the tour office, Simonetta eased us in with a mini history lesson about how Venice began and why it became…”
Venice Natural History Museum ticket on the Grand Canal: fossils, dinosaurs, a 7m Ouranosaurus, and millions of objects in a historic palazzo.
“VERY INTERESTING AND MAKE SURE TO GET THE VOICE GUIDE IT IS ONLY $10 AND THEY HAVE IT IN ENGLISH IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION YOU WILL REALLY ENJOY THIS SELF PACE EXPERIENCE”
Priority entry to St. Mark’s with phone audio and VR in the Venice Gallery, plus optional live guiding for a smarter, faster visit.
“Unfortunately this was poorly run from the rushed, late guide to few instructions. It wasted a lot of our time. It was stressed to be 20 minutes early or lose your time, we were prompt but waited 20 minutes for the guide to come in then 15 more minutes for him to get organized. After…”
Visit the Cold War Enrico Dandolo submarine in Venice Arsenal plus MUNAV naval museum. Small group, audio guide, skip-the-line ticket.
“Fascinating place, especially the submarine. Buildings very cold though so wrap up warm!”
Skip-the-line Doge’s Palace tour with a live guide, plus Museo Correr and St Mark’s Square museums access for a smart Venice power-play plan.
“Gloria was very knowledgeable and provided a fantastic tour. She knew so much, our only wish was more time to hear it all.”
A 1-hour private historic boat through the Venice Lagoon with a guide, an onboard aperitif by San Marco, and time for sunset.
“Tour operator cancelled on us the day before citing technical difficulties. It was suppose rain so I suppose that is why there were sudden technical difficulties. I expect I will never get a refund.”
Paint Venice with Nicola in Dorsoduro: small-group watercolor coaching, quiet canal views, and a handcrafted bookmark in 1.5 hours.
“Absolutely a breathtaking experience, never in my life did I think I would be standing next to an enchanting canal in VENICE, painting away live! The painter has many many years of experience and such a nice gentleman to work with. Oh gosh how I miss Venice!!!”
Visit MUNAV, Venice’s Naval Historical Museum, near San Marco. Skip-the-line ticket for 1.5 hours of ship models and documents.
Ducal Venice walking tour to St. Mark’s and Castello with skip-the-line Doge’s Palace, admissions included, headsets, and optional Correr visits.
“Our tour guide did an awesome job explaining the history of Doge's Palace and Venice. We enjoyed every minute of it and we met a lot of great people!”
Art and legend unfold on a 2-hour Venice walk: Rialto, Bellini churches, Marco Polo’s home, and San Marco with Doge’s Palace.
“We showed up at the meeting point 10 minutes early and saw a tour group, so we approached. We were rudely told that the group was full, and we must be looking for some other tour. We never saw another guide at the meeting point, although we waited more than half an hour. I don't…”
Skip the line at St Mark’s Campanile, then do the History Gallery and VR Gondola Yard stop for iconic Venice views in 1 hour.
“A breathtaking view if Venice. An excellent way to start or end your day in Venice. Note, if you collect your ticket from the Tour Agency and then head to the bell tower, notice there are 2 lines to stand in: The long ticket line as well as the skip the line queue. Make sure…”
Two hours from Rialto to San Marco with local guide Alessandro: Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Acqua Alta, Colleoni, and priority San Marco entry.
“Great guide, a local so passionate with Venice and its history that you can feel it when he tells the stories.”
Every corner of the city and the lagoon, and the best way to see each.
